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The pitch by Thomas Lukaszuk, a former Progressive Conservative Alberta lawmaker, is that separation “would be, from a political, economic, and social perspective, a terrible process to have to go through.” Lukaszuk’s group, Forever Canadian, recently formally opened its campaign headquarters in Calgary. He told the BBC that his aim is not to tell Albertans […]

Despite the fact that he views the media as one half of “The Cathedral” – his term for what he believes is the repressive ideological power made up of journalists and academics that secretly runs Western society – he agrees to meet me in Berkeley, California. We go on a short hike while Yarvin, who […]

Acting mayor Regina Kharchenko told the BBC that during one particularly intensive attack she “did not go to the shelter, but when it got too loud I took cover in the toilet”. A Shahed drone crashed not far from Anna’s office with a big bang, and another drone struck a cable, taking down the internet. […]

Many National Rally supporters will be relieved Le Pen is running instead. She has made politics her life, has already run three presidential campaigns, and her decision has boosted her lead in the polls. Bardella’s age and lack of experience, many feared, would have come under close scrutiny and could have become a liability. Still, […]

Apple has accused OpenAI of gaining access to valuable inside information through the hiring of its former employees. In a federal lawsuit filed on Friday, Apple sued the artificial intelligence (AI) company, two of its employees, as well as io Products, claiming it has engaged in “a pattern of theft” of Apple’s confidential product development […]

Forget coffee or drinks, the latest dating trend in South Korea takes place somewhere very different, a Buddhist temple. The BBC’s Jake Kwon joined 12 singles on a weekend away at Donghwasa, a Buddhist temple in the south of the country. But did any of them manage to find love?

Kim Ah-kyung, who goes by her Buddhist name, Sunhyeji, is one of the first to arrive. The bubbly 28-year-old sits on the porch of a bungalow at the temple complex and says hello to the other women, who start trickling into the room. They have all made it through an incredibly competitive selection process, involving […]

Palaeontologists in Thailand say they have discovered a new species of dinosaur from fossils found in Kalasin Province in the country’s north-east. The plant-eating dinosaur, named Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is thought to have lived about 150 million years ago. It had an unusually long neck and measured up to 20m (66ft) – roughly the length of […]

After winning plaudits across the globe for his World Cup performances with Cape Verde, goalkeeper Vozinha has another honour – with a newly discovered species of sea slug being named after him. The small red mollusc was discovered by biologist Jesus Ortea in the Caribbean, and he opted to name it after the 40-year-old star […]

Andrew Mills, who is semi-retired and moved to Spain five years ago, said wildfires were common during summer months. But this fire was different, he said, adding that “within two hours that whole set of mountains was alight, they just had no chance of stopping it”. Some of those who were able to escape or […]